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The only film I've ever seen that really captures the experience is EDEN, literally everything else has been trying way too hard. Helps that the soundtrack is absolutely on point as well.
― Matt DC, Monday, 26 October 2020 19:53 (three years ago) link
I didn't go into this detail in my post 14 years ago, but there was ABSOLUTELY that kind of gross, debauched behavior going on at raves I went to in NYC and elsewhere. There were always groups of thuggish dudes acting badly and doing shitty things. I thought that a lot of stuff in Kids was a wild exaggeration when I first saw it, but realized over time that it was really happening on the margins of the scene.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 26 October 2020 20:28 (three years ago) link
What's the super cheesy movie from the 90s involving electronic music that had a clip that was making the rounds on the Internet a few years back (well maybe close to 10 years ago)? It had a guy in his bed room explaining his overall music and lightshow setup?
― MarkoP, Monday, 26 October 2020 21:19 (three years ago) link
Well... OK Moodles. It was bad at times. I don't think I ever saw a fight break out at a rave, ever. But I had a friend get jacked for his records en route, and another got shot in the leg by a venue owner, and some of the promoters were straight-up gangbangers. Eastern-European gangsters selling 'glass', and shady sexual behavior outside the parties. Chicago kids snuck/broke in to a lot of venues, shoplifted a lot, and had a bad reputation in the Midwest.
Then around 2000, rave culture became 1) outlawed, and 2) extremely low-status — on par with being a Juggalo. I remember mid-90s raves so, so fondly and I wish there was a more positive and accurate representation committed to film.
The LA and SF scenes seemed goofy to me, and crossed over with a lot of Burning Man culture. Chicago and NYC scenes seemed virtually identical.
MarkoP, are you thinking of Vibrations?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEc7O8ChYgs#t=51m20s
― Publicradio (3×5), Monday, 26 October 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
I remember them fondly too, but there was a lot of shady shit that lurked on the edges that I luckily managed to avoid for the most part.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 26 October 2020 21:48 (three years ago) link